Cyberattacks set to spike over the Black Friday/Cyber Monday weekend

Businesses should expect to see a spike in potential cyberattacks starting with Black Friday and Cyber Monday and continuing throughout the holiday shopping season, according to a new report. The report from predictive security specialist Carbon Black shows that global organizations encountered a 57.5 percent increase in attempted cyberattacks during the 2017 holiday shopping season. "Based on existing precedent, we expect the same trend to continue, if not increase, during the 2018 holiday shopping season," says Tom Kellermann, Carbon Black's chief cybersecurity officer. "During the holiday season, there is often a ton of noise in the online world and attackers… [Continue Reading]